Roshonara Choudhry, 21, an ethnic Bangladeshi,5 attempted to kill British Labour party member of parliament Stephen Timms, 55, on the 14th of May this year3 for having voted in favor of the Iraq War.
Choudhry hid two knives, a three inch kitchen knife and a five inch blade, in case one of them broke, under her full Muslim black dress and headscarf2 as she came to see the MP for an appointment1 she made as a constituent.
She looked friendly,3 smiled and pretended to shake hands before managing to stab him twice in the stomach with the kitchen knife,4 in cold blood without any feelings.2 The knife punctured the MP's liver and stomach,2 but he has since made a full recover.4
She also had a list of other MPs who voted for the Iraq war.4
She seems to have acted alone after becoming self-radicalized by browsing jihad websites3 and listening to Anwar al-Awlaki's Internet sermons.5
She did not attend the trial and ordered her lawyer not to contested the charges against her saying she did not accept the court's jurisdiction.4
Sources: 1. BBC, 2. Daily Mail (UK), 3. Sky News, 4. The Globe and Mail, 5. The Guardian (UK)
Some photos of the attack, including the knives used, can be viewed here at this link at the Daily Mail (UK) site.
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